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My Journey To Being Vegan
I have not always been vegan – though I would never have considered myself a carnivore. I ate meat if I had to – it was never my first choice. Seafood was never top on my list either because I am allergic to shellfish and seriously how much canned tuna can a person eat? While growing up with two brothers, my parents would have beef or chicken every night. Every meal consisted of potatoes, veggies (seldom green) and meat. Of course with the glass of milk and slice of bread. I am actually not knocking it – we weren’t rich so that was actually a pretty good meal for what…
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Cannoli Tart – The Perfect Special Treat
Today was bound to be a stressful day for our family and I wanted to do what I could to try and reduce that stress. Let’s face it food has a way of calming troubles – at least in our family. We all seem to be on different “diets” but for today, we didn’t care. We struggle with the loss of my father and my husband’s father. Mine passed away a little over two years ago and my husband’s passed away a year ago today. There are two years in our married life that have been really really hard and this was the second. The first was the loss of…
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Cute Essentials Potato Ricer and Masher
Are you looking for lump free mashed potatoes? Then this Cute Essentials potato ricer and masher is exactly what you need. All you need to do is boil some potatoes – just as you normally would. Once they are done boiling you take the potato chunks and press them through the ricer very similar to a garlic press motion. Now why would you do this rather than mash them with a huge potato masher? Because the ricer forces the boiled potatoes through the tiny holes and into a bowl. You make the mashed potatoes as you normally would with milk, buttermilk, cream, melted butter or whatever ingredients you typically…
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Watermelon Knife & Server Kit #Marshcone
We absolutely love this time of year. We can spend more time with our horses and being outside is just so healthy. The fresh air, the fresh food, and the fun – terrific combinations. Who loves carving up a watermelon? I doubt there is a line waiting for that honor. It is a tedious job, messy at best, and never quick. But now I have this awesome watermelon knife that makes the entire process so much easier. I have tried every way possible to cut up a watermelon – check youtube – there are tons of ways, none of which are as easy and efficient as this.…
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Precision Elite Food Thermometer Review
The Precision Elite Food Thermometer provides a quick temperature read for both liquids and solids. There is no on/off switch. You unfold the probe and your thermometer is ready to read. The probe is very small to keep you from losing all the moisture in your meats or making large holes in your baked goods. It can measure temperatures from ‘40F to 572F. It even has a hold temperature so you can pull it out of the food you are measuring and not have the thermometer start to go down or up in temperature while you’re still trying to read it. We are a family of die hard BBQ…
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Stark Safe Cut Gloves Review
Stark Safe Cut Gloves are designed to protect your hands from cuts during food preparation. They are also great for protecting you from bacteria on your food and your food from bacteria on your hands, creating a layer between your hands and the food. They are lightweight and tight fitting for ease of movement. They are 4 times stronger than leather and have Level 5 cut resistant protection. So that’s what they are. Now let me tell you what I think. Before I can talk about the product I should give you a little background. As I’ve said before, I am very passionate about cooking. Unfortunately my love for…
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Where can I find a recipe for….? The World of Internet Recipes
I decided this weekend it is time to separate from some very dear friends. They have been with me for years and have been sorely neglected for the last 2 or 3. Yesterday I was looking for space to put my Ninja cooker which came home with us from camp. I realized that the only space available in the entire kitchen was the book shelf I use to hold my cookbooks. To an avid cooking enthusiast, cookbooks aren’t just books with recipes, they are great reference tools for finding just the right dessert or appetizer to take to a football party or an elegant dinner. But over the last few…
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Rockin With Rita – Peaches and Cream Cake
This is a cake my mother in law made recently. She puts so much time into each of her cakes. This one is two layers of jewish cake batter (scratch recipe that I will share at some later date); vanilla pudding between the layers; a whip cream topping and peaches. It must be refrigerated or the peaches tend to slip down the side. But it is totally awesome. She also does something similar with strawberries.
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Fruity Pebble Squares
Have you ever had Rice Krispie Squares? Most of the world has. But have you tried Fruity Pebble Squares? They are soooo yummy. You make them just like Rice Krispie Squares but with Fruity Pebbles. You can also use Cocoa Pebbles but I never do since I am not a huge fan of chocolate – but for those of you that are I am sure they are awesome. Melt your butter and marshmallows; mix in Fruit Pebbles; place in tray (spray top with Pam so you can flatten and press down nice and tight). Sit back and admire your handiwork. Once they are nice and cooled off, cut into squares.…
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Coconut Oil Fruit and Nut Fudge
I wanted to try another coconut oil fudge recipe with the Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil and this one is AWESOME! I followed the recipe on the Tropical Traditions Website HERE! And this is the result: I doubled up the dried cranberries and skipped the dried cherries. I used honey – not the maple syrup option. Next time however, I will probably also double up on the nuts. The bulk makes the fudge so much more enjoyable! And this fudge is more of a sweetness to it than the other one I made. I still like them both but will probably make these more often since the family also likes…
